Bonding rail joint tie



May 17, 1938.

D. R. RICHARDSON BONDING RAIL JOINT TIE Filed Jan. 29, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet l 1 n uentor jamzfifiz'aimrdiazz Aiiomeys y 7, 1938. D. R. RICHARDSON 2,117,450

BONDING RAIL JOINT TIE Filed Jail. 29 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 4 fiorneg/s y 7,1938. D. R. RICHARDSON 2,117,450

BONDING RAIL JOINT TIE Filed Jan. 29, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet E In venior Jemzfifiz'cfz 472 5075,

By M 5m A iiorneys Patented May 17, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BONDING RAIL JOINT TIE Dean Royden Richardson, New Kensington, Pa.

Application January 29, 1938, Serial No. 187,746

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in ties and more particularly to a tie for bonding track joints.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a tie which can be quickly disposed in place and which incidental to its placement will serve to bond one of the joints.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a tie of this construction which will be a simple construction and not susceptible to. the ready development of defects.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:--

Figure 1 represents a fragmentary top plan View showing rails laid across the improved tie.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of one of the cleats.

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the structure shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6--6 of Figure 1.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary end elevational View showing the tie.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the bonding plate.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 represents the rail of one track while numerals 66 represent the adjoining rail sections of the complementary rail line.

The tie I is of channeled construction, the same in one end being provided with a cleat plate 8 riveted as at 9 to the tie l for engaging the base 40 of the rail section 5 at one side while the opposite side of this rail 5 is engaged by the cleats Ill-l each of which is provided with a boss II for engagement into a recess 12 in the top of the rail 1. Each of these cleats II] is provided with an upwardly curved outer end portion l3 and is riveted in place as at M.

The bonding end of the tie consistsof the elongated clamp plate lriveted in place as at l6 for engaging the outer side of the rails 6-6 at the joint ll.

The top of the tie l at the opposite side of the rail joint I! has a rectangular-shaped opening l8 therein in which the depending portion [9 of the laterally curved clamp plate is operative.

A plate 2! bottom side welded or otherwise secured to the of the tie l at a point underlying the rail joint I! has the threaded shank extension 22, this extension being reduced with respect to the portion 23 to define the shoulder 24 against which the bonding plate 25 can hear.

The bonding plate 25 has its upper end portion cut downwardly as at 25 toward its intermediate portion to d efine the upwardly disposed upper corner portions 2'! which are bent over and against the face portions of the rail sections 66 when the clamp plate 20 rides onto the base of the rail sections 66 under the feeding action of the nut 28 on the threaded shank 22.

pin or cotter A cross pin 29 through the shank 22 prehereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A rail bonding tie comprising a tie having a top surface and having a rail attaching structure at one end and ture at its op a rail attaching and bonding strucposite end, the latter structure consisting of a rail engaging cleat fastened to the tie at the outer side of the rail bases for bridging a pair of rail ends, a threaded shank extending inwardly from tie from a p the bottom of said surface of the oint under the rails and having a shoulder thereon formed adjacent the inner edge of the rail bases, a bonding plate for abutting said shoulder bridging the abutting ends of the rails at the bases thereof, said top surface having an opening exte riding inwardly from a point adjacent said inner rail base edges and a clamp plate slidable on the shank and against the rail bases for forcing the bonding plate into snug bridging engagement with the abutting ends of the rails and into en gagement with said shoulder and means on the shank for feeding the clamping plate into bonding position said bonding plate and clamp p1 ate being received in said opening. DEAN ROYDEN RICHARDSON. 

